Obituary letter: Walerian Borowczyk

Quentin Falk writes: In the late 1970s, the Polish film-maker Walerian Borowczyk (obituary, February 23 ) and Lina Wertmüller were present at the Oxford film festival, so cash-strapped it could barely afford to fete its guests beyond providing a hotel room. So my mother-in-law stepped in offering to host a party at her terraced house. There, Borowczyk and Wertmüller were to be found sipping Earl Gray tea and nibbling cake. They were clearly bemused by the low-key "thrash" but almost pathetically grateful for the hospitality.